Bathing beauty

Are you a fan of white sand, turquoise ocean and flow­er­ing po­hutukawa? Of course you are. So hop aboard your SUV and head to Tawha­ranui Re­gional Park. The penin­sula is awash with nat­u­ral beauty; we’re es­pe­cially fond of stun­ning An­chor Bay, and just be­side it is a huge grassy area per­fect for pic­nick­ing. As it’s a pro­tected ma­rine area, the pooch has to stay home.